Graphic Communications - Assabet Valley Regional Technical School

Graphic Communications from Assabet Valley Regional Technical School is a Campus Master Graphic degree that prepares you for a Communications career. Graphic Communications is a program designed to instruct students in many facets of the printing and publishing industries, as they relate to design, pre-press, press, and post-press. Students will learn how to use computers using software specific for design and desktop publishing, as well as prepress operations and a computer-to-plate imagesetter. In the press area students will learn how to set up and operate one and two-color printing presses for use in printing single to multi-color projects. In the post-press area, students will learn how to operate equipment such as a 30-inch fully programmable paper cutter, three-hole drill, table-top folder, and a book-making machine. Organized around specific technical specialties, the curriculum of the graphic communications program utilizes various teaching methodologies such as lecture, demonstrations and practical experience in both a computer laboratory setting, which is comprised of both Macintosh and PC computers as well as an Interactive SmartBoard, and a live, hands-on student-run print shop. Our program also utilizes the expertise of practitioners from the local business communities to keep us current to industry standards, and also in hiring our students for co-op positions. Students will be prepared to: 1. Continue their education, or 2. Pursue employment in a wide variety of careers in the Graphic Arts and Design industry. View more details on Assabet Valley Regional Technical School . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Graphic courses.